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The Boy And The Gorilla by Jackie Azâua KramerA profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and his compassionate imaginary gorilla companion finds the latter offering support in the aftermath of a funeral as they tend flowers, play catch, climb trees and find comfort in talking quietly together about their losses and memories.
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Goodbye, Balloon
by Adam Ciccio
"Where does a special balloon go when it slips out of your hands? You can't stop it, but you can wish it a beautiful journey, gliding past birds and soaring over mountains. Maybe your balloon will fly to someone else so that they can have a happy day"
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The Laugh
by Fay Evans
"Once there was a lady with the loveliest laugh in the world. She and her daughter share big loud belly laughs, quiet giggles, and sometimes secret laughs between just the two of them. Until one day, the lady dies, and her laugh goes away with her. At first it seems impossible to go on without the lady - but when the little girl finds her laugh again, she knows that, no matter what, the memories and love that they shared will always be there. "
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The Rough Patch
by Brian Lies
Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together, especially in the garden, but when his dog passes away Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope
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The Tunnel
by Sarah Howden
After a traumatic event, a young boy feels disconnected from those around him as he processes his feelings and slowly moves towards healing and familial connection
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Dadaji's Paintbrush
by Rashmi Sirdeshpande
"Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy's grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn't have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped in string with a note that read: "From Dadaji, with love," with his grandfather's best paintbrush tucked away inside. But he feels he will never want to paint again. Will the boy overcome his grief and find joy in painting and his dadaji's memory again?"
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With A Butterfly's Wings by Pilar Lâopez âAvilaA grandmother and her granddaughter explore together the secrets of nature and forge a bond that will live out forever
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The Journey
by Francesca Sanna
In this beautiful new picture book, Francesca Sanna's interviews with refugee families in Europe become a searing parable of empathy and hope. Two young children and their mother must escape the dangers of war, but before them liesà a journey. Amidst border guards and nights in hiding, one family's determination and faith in one another carries them through a story of massive contemporary importance.
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Making Happy
by Sheetal Sheth
Based on the author's own experience battling cancer as the parent of young children, this uplifting story follows a young girl and her sick mother as they find support, hope, joy and laughter when they need it most.
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Still Mine
by Jayne Pillemer
This comforting and reassuring picture book for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one shows how even though your heart hurts and you miss them, they are still there and yours to love, just in a different way.
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Olive
by Edwina Wyatt
"Lilah's beloved cat dies and all she's left with is an olive tree to remember her by. Seasons pass and the tree grows but Lilah is too grief stricken to see its beauty and connection to Olive. Until, one day, in the safety of the tree's branches, and with the help of a stray cat, Lilah is ready to remember. When we open our hearts, love finds us"
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I'll Say Goodbye
by Pam Zollman
With the help of a pet hermit crab, a child finds a way to say goodbye to Uncle Mike after his death from cancer, in a gentle, evocatively illustrated story which addresses illness and loss from a child's perspective.
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Eb & Flow
by Kelly J. Baptist
In this emotional novel-in-verse, tweens De'Kari and Ebony are suspended after a fight for ten days, during which they learn to see the world with a fresh perspective.
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Ravenous Things
by Derrick Chow
While on a strange train promising to reunite its passengers with their loved ones, Reggie must find his way out of an underground subway after realizing too late it's a trap, where unimaginable horrors lurk in the shadows, including ravenous rats.
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Glitter Gets Everywhere
by Yvette Clark
Relocating from London to New York City with her family in the aftermath of her mother's death, Kitty struggles to adjust to a different culture, before an unlikely friendship inspires alternate perspectives on how to keep her mother's memory alive
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A Home For Goddesses And Dogs
by Leslie Connor
Moving in with her welcoming last family members after losing both parents, 13-year-old Lydia struggles to bond with a disruptive rescue dog while dealing with increasingly painful secrets.
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Cookie Monsters
by Erika J. Kendrick
Determined to become Santa Monica's District Cookie Queen, 12-year-old Brooklyn Ace finds her dream going up in smoke when rich and spoiled Piper Parker arrives, until Brooklyn's family and friends rally behind her so she can end up a winner after all.
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The Alchemy Of Letting Go
by Amber Morrell
Two years after losing her sister, twelve-year-old Juniper wakes up from an accident with newfound abilities that allow her to blur the line between science and magic as she continues to cope with her grief
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Seven Clues To Home
by Gae Polisner
Dreading the arrival of her 13th birthday and the one-year anniversary of her best friend's senseless death, Joy opens a first clue to what used to be a shared annual birthday scavenger hunt and begins a grief-marked search for what might be the last message her friend ever wrote.
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World Made Of Glass
by Ami Polonsky
In 1987, after losing her father to AIDS, Iris navigates her rage and grief, resolving to speak out against the rampant fear, misinformation and prejudice surrounding the disease, which leads to new friendships and surprising discoveries.
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A Comb Of Wishes
by 1970- Stringfellow, Lisa
When she stumbles upon the ancient comb of the mermaid Ophidia, Kela gets one wish in exchange for the comb and wishes for her mother to be alive—a wish that will exact an even bigger price. .
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When Impossible Happens
by Jane de Suza
Not believing that her beloved grandmother, Pitter Paati, died of COVID, Swara searches for the answers with India in lockdown and stumbles upon a neighborhood mystery that helps her come to terms with the truth.
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The Shape Of Thunder
by Jasmine Warga
Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her 12th birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy.
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Pencilvania
by Stephanie Watson
Budding artist Zora Webb becomes fraught after she draws a portrait of her sick mother who ends up dying the next day, an event that compels Zora to scribble out all the artwork she’s ever made, only to be transported to a magical world that’s home to everything she’s ever drawn, and where one drawing is determined to finish the destruction she started.
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